And finally, the Fourteenth Amendment introduced the ideal of equality to the Constitution for the first time, promising “equal protection of the laws.” A key feature of the Fourteenth ...

deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The Equal Protection ... with its declarations of universal equality and rights endowed by a Creator God, and ...

States Parties recognize that all persons are equal before and under the law and ... effective legal protection against discrimination on all grounds. 3. In order to promote equality and eliminate ...

The Fourteenth Amendment promises that all persons in the United States shall enjoy the “equal protection of the laws.” This means that they cannot be discriminated against without good reason.

The 14th Amendment was meant to enforce the laws equally, not put vulnerable populations in harm’s way. But that’s what the Trump administration is doing.

Research by Equality Now ... discrimination in laws, policies, and cultural practices, exposing them to multiple forms of harm, sometimes with little or no legal protection. Alarmingly, in some ...

Anwar Ali Sarkar was part of a mob of 50 men who attacked a factory in Kolkata in 1949. How his case led to SC providing a ...

Zero Discrimination Day, observed annually on March 1, serves as a crucial reminder of the fundamental human right to live ...